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Illinois public schools will soon be required to give students annual mental health screenings under a new law just signed by Gov. JB Pritzker. The bill, SB1560, requires all school districts to ...

Illinois Politics Pritzker signs bill to implement mental health screenings in Illinois schools Screenings would begin at public schools in the 2027-28 school year.

Illinois the first state in the nation to require public schools to offer mental health screenings in 3rd through 12th grades. Gov. Pritzker signed the bill July 31, 2025.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law that will make mental health screenings standard in schools for students in third grade through high school.

Illinois public school students could soon receive free mental health screenings each year. Gov. JB Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1560 Thursday, which would require the State Board of Education and ...

Gov. Pritzker signed legislation to implement universal mental health screenings in Illinois public schools.